Fighting to Be First

Who were they – these women who hacked out a path for themselves, the ones who were the first?  What made them so special and what did they have to go through to make their dreams  - and the dreams of all of us who have followed – come true?   

Who was the first woman to vote?  The first solicitor, first teacher, first doctor, first vet, first policewoman?  Who was the first to graduate from university?  The first to fly, to surf, the first to run her own garage? 

These are great Australian adventures, too rarely told, so now in Women’s History Month, Storyteller and Guide Jo Henwood will tell the stories that have been silenced, to make visible the heroes who have been unseen so that we can all celebrate the other half of our shared story.

About the speaker...

Jo Henwood has been a Tour Guide since 1998, working primarily as a site Guide and Education Officer in many heritage sites around Sydney, building a rich understanding of Sydney’s history and culture. Jo leads her own Candlelit Tours in Windsor and delivers women’s history tours of Sydney for SheSaw. 

She is an Accredited Storyteller with Australian Storytellers, an accredited Professional Guide with the Institute of Australian Tour Guides, a member of Interpretation Australia and the Australian Folklore Network and co founder of the Australian Fairy Tale Society.   More than anything else, Jo loves to tell stories.

*This talk is part of SheSaw's 'Now you see her. Now You hear her.' event, dedicated to increasing women's visibility, in support of UN Women. Tickets are free but voluntary donations to UN Women are gratefully received.